Weather Records on 2 February 1944

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1944. Highest significance: Boksburg (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 February 1944

On 2 February 1944, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 305 daily.
Boksburg (Mun) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 141.7 mm (5.6 in) on 2 February 1944.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 2 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 11, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1944

Top 20 records on 2 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1944	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1944	Springs (Rwb), ZA	all-time rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Delmas (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Rietbult, ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Metten, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Krugersdorp, ZA	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Industria, ZA	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	New Market, ZA	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1944	Dwarsfontein, ZA	all-time rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 321 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	257
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1